Laguna Beach

This is the view outside our room from the balcony bit, of the pool area.

Leaving Long Beach this morning was very stressful, still hadn't really got used to the roads so kept getting confused, going round in a circle and winding up back at our motel. This happened 3 times. It was like a horror film and we were trapped in a nightmare! We ended up down a quiet residential road where a lot of people stared at us, we just kept calm and sailed through, pretty scary.

Reached Laguna Beach finally and it's really lovely, some of it just looks like you're in Disneyland. We had trouble finding the Travelodge but we came across lots of friendly people who helped us. This hotel is so much nicer than the last and we're in a great location although slightly out of town. It was very grim this morning but scorching this afternoon, it feels truly California now! We wondered down to the beach, which is right opposite us. There is a 'high tide' at the moment so can't really go in the sea, but as we were watching the waves crash against the rocks, a huge one came right over us suddenly and we got totally soaked! It was funny. Then we drove into town to a sea mammal rescue centre, where they rehabilitate seals and sea lions who were found struggling for life along the coast. We watched one get taught how to catch and eat fish properly. It was very interesting.

We're just relaxing at the moment, it's all catching up on me now so I think I'll have a snooze then we'll go for a swim in the pool and head back down to the beach and watch the sun set.

We'll continue down the Pacific Coast Highway tomorrow to San Diego, where we're settling for a while.